– Breakfast at the hotel
– Walk through the historical part of Old Baku – Icheri Sheher.
– Breakfast in the hotel
– Meeting at the hotel lobby with a friendly tour guide.
– Transfer to Gabala.
Azerbaijan’s top provincial holiday centre, Gabala is a string of flashy new hotels and a burgeoning ski resort spread up into the foothills of some glorious forested mountains.
On the road you can visit the oldest mosque in the South Caucasus – Shamakhi Juma Mosque; Yeddi Gumbez Mosque, the Shirvan Shah’s family grave yard.
Diri-Baba Mausoleum-Mosque – On the way from Baku to Shamakhi there is Maraza village known for its unique monument – two-storied mausoleum-mosque of the 15th century called Diri-Baba, located across from the old cemetery. For a long time, the local residents have kept the legend that their imperishable Saint Diri-Baba had been buried.
On the way, you will have a stop in Shamakhi Juma Mosque that is built-in 743 which is the most ancient known mosque in the Caucasus region.
This oldest and largest mosque in Azerbaijan, Shamakhi Dzhuma, according to the legend was built in the 8th century when Shamakhi was chosen as residence by an Arabian caliph. The initial Arabian inscription on the portal of the mosque said that the mosque had constructed in 744.
Visiting “Yeddi Gozel” (waterfall) – Seven Beauty Waterfall. iT is located in the outskirts of Gabala, near the village of Vandam. The waterfall consists of seven cascades, hence its name. If you want to admire this natural wonder, then you should go there very early. A waterfall is a place of pilgrimage for tourists from all over the world, the pedestrian route is usually crammed with cars and buses, and there is always a crowd of admiring spectators on a narrow wooden staircase.
Complex of Summer-Winter Recreation Zone “Tufandag”, including Tourist Complex “Tufandag”. Tufandag Winter-Summer Tourist Complex is located 4 kilometers far from Gabala city. The resort allows visitors to enjoy different extreme sports and tourism activities in the harmony with nature. Tufandag complex provides skiing in winter, going up to the mountains by cable cars in summer, mountain climbing by ATV quad bikes and other types of entertainment.
Use Rope Line and other activities (Travel of 4 km by ATV cars (of 15-20 minutes), Off-road vehicles, Segway tours, Paragliding)
Gabala Shooting Club. Gabala Shooting Club is part of the Gabala Sport Club, a world-class facility that prepares the athletes for the national teams of Azerbaijan in shooting, boxing, karate, taekwondo, soccer, and judo.
Firstly, to Atesgah (Fire Temple) it is the first main settlement of worshippers in Azerbaijan since the second century. Ateshgah often called the “Fire Temple of Baku” is a castle-like religious temple in Surakhani town, a suburb of Baku, Azerbaijan. Based on Persian and Indian inscriptions, the temple was used as a Hindu, Sikh, and Zoroastrian place of worship.
Ateshgah – is temple of fire exotic of Azerbaijan. It is known almost all over the world. It is situated 30 km away from Baku, in Surakhani district. This territory is well known with it is phenomen – natural gas which comes from ground and and burns. The temple was built in XVII-XVIII centuries. It was built by a Hindu community in Baku, belonging to the Sikh caste. But the history of Ateshgah is more ancient. Long ago in this territory was located the sanctuary of Zoroastrians – fire worshipers (approximately the beginning of our era).
Lastly, we will visit: Yanar Dag (Azerbaijani: Yanar Dağ, meaning “burning mountain”) Fire mountain — is one of the most incredible natural sightseeings of Absheron peninsula. This is a mountain hill which is impossible to put out neither with rain nor with sand. And it is several thousand years that it burns. The frightening and simultaneously mesmerizing fiery landscape are actually explained very simply: From the upper layers of the soil natural gas is released, and when it comes into contact with oxygen, it turns into a flame.
Trip to “Fire Mountain “- “Yanardag” – (25 km from Fire Temple) is a mountain on Absheron peninsula, 25 km from north of Baku. Literally, word “Yanardag” means “Blazing mountain”. Blazing bodies of flame dance on stones and floor. Yanar dag is a natural gas fire which blazes continuously on a hillside on the Absheron Peninsula on the Caspian Sea near Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, which itself is known as the “land of fire.”
Lunch in restaurant
Visiting Heydar Aliyev Center. Heydar Aliyev Center is considered as is one of the main attractions for tourists and has also become a symbol of modern Azerbaijan and modern Baku. The iconic Heydar Aliyev Centre was designed by Iraqi-British architect Zaha Hadid and is famous for its distinctive flowing, curved style that eschews sharp angles. As a brilliant piece of post-modern architecture, the building’s shape is an eternal cycle, connecting the past with the present. The building houses a conference hall, gallery halls, museums and more and seeks to unite people of diverse backgrounds in a place of shared ideas. The building won the London Design Museum award in 2014.
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